Munitions

A200 guided rocket

The A200 guided rocket is a Chinese 300 mm guided artillery rocket marketed for long-range precision fire missions. It is described in public product material as a canisterized rocket using INS/GNSS guidance, and Oryx ties it to Ethiopia's A200-family launcher force alongside M20 missiles.

Specifications

Caliber
300 mm
Range
55-190 km
Guidance
INS + GNSS (BDS / GPS / GLONASS)
Loading quantity
8 rockets per launcher
Warhead types
Unitary blast, unitary fragmentation, unitary penetration blast, or fragmentation cluster
Launch mode
Vehicular oblique hot launch without preset position

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service
Exported as part of the A200 family and documented in Ethiopian use with the A200/M20 launcher system.

Compatible Launcher

The A200 guided rocket is documented as part of the A200-family system carried by the launcher below.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
A200/M20 missile launcherRoad-mobile launcher

Oryx identifies the A200 rocket as part of the equipment fielded with Ethiopia's A200-family launcher force, and product material describes the rocket as a canisterized munition for vehicular launch.

Sources: From Friend To Foe: Ethiopia's Chinese AR2 MRLs, Qatar’s Purchase of BP-12A SRBMs: A Guppy Sprouts Teeth

A200 guided rocket Images

Related Weapon Systems

TRLG-230, 230 mm laser-guided artillery rocket, ArtilleryArtilleryTRLG-230230 mm laser-guided artillery rocketThe TRLG-230 is Roketsan's 230 mm laser-guided artillery rocket for the company's multi-caliber launcher family, combining coordinate guidance with terminal laser designation for precision strikes out to about 70 km. In the Russia-Ukraine War, open-source reporting has identified the system as a Turkish-supplied Ukrainian precision-fires capability, distinct from standard GPS-guided rockets because its laser seeker can be used against designated point targets.

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